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The Phosphenes create imperfect three-minute pop songs from a standard dysfunctional rock line-up (with added harmonica for your convenience) that - replete with catchy hooks and upbeat rhythms, armed with poignant and quirky humour, and dripping in vocal harmonies – stick in your head and rewire your brain.
NEW RELEASES
It's here! Our third album, and the first to feature songs written by all four members. Harder edged than its predecessors (notwithstanding our most luscious ballad yet toward the end of the album), the songs feature more nuanced arrangements, bigger sounds and more guest artists – Lorien Cutler and Tanjo Eve on backing vocals, Kath Potter on flute and sax, and David Carlin on trumpet. Thematically there is a thread of optimism colliding with brutal reality that winds through the music, leavened by whimsy and dark humour.
Head on over to Bandcamp to purchase the digital version to stream or download or to buy a limited edition CD. You can also grab a Let's All Go to Mars stubby holder to keep your beer cold while listening.
While recording the album we ended up with more songs then we needed, so we're releasing a couple as singles before and after the album. There's still one more to come; but the most recent was this one: a song that muses on the better world we are always promised, with mixed results in practice; and is optimistic that the future can be brighter if we work together.
Our previous single was a reflection on the violent history of our nation and the unfinished business of reconciliation. Jolene Burr on City Park Radio, Launceston called it "A really thought provoking and amazing track."
OLDIE BUT GOODIE VIDEO
A while ago we made a legit music video. This is it.
What is a phosphene anyway?
Simple, really: a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light.
The Phosphenes are:
- Dean Lombard (vocals, guitar, harmonica, melodica, accordion)
- Jason Cutler (bass, vocals, synths)
- John A Watson (drums, percussion)
- Simon W Stockdale (guitar, vocals)
Contact The Phosphenes at info@phosphenes.com.au
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Other Phosphenes
There are more bands called the Phosphenes than you might think. Check them all out! Us Phosphenes gotta stick together.
- In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Phosphenes
- In Hobart, Tasmania: The Phosphenes
- In Liverpool, UK: The Phosphenes
- In Kathmandu, Nepal: The Phosphenes
- In San Francisco, California: Phosphene
- In Tempe, Arizona: Phosphenes
- In Chicago, Illinois: Phosphene
- The oldest known band called The Phosphenes was founded by Bryan Kovacs in the 1990s. Bryan also invented bungee boarding.
- In Caboolture, Queensland: The most recent The Phosphenes